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30/11/2024

First Sunday in Advent Year C 30th November 2024

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St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW

First Sunday of Advent Year C
1 December 2024

Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill: Assistant Priest
Email: [email protected] Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £425.00 NGA £795.70
Education Sunday: GA 39.00
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Response to the Psalm at Mass today:
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul”

Confirmandi Mass of Enrolment 10am today
We pray for our children who will be confirmed next year, along with their sponsors, teachers and families, that they may be filled with deeper faith and love for Jesus and the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Rite of Installation: Fr Joe Balmer will be installed into the diocesan Chapter of Canons in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 5th December 2024. All are welcome to attend for Evening Prayer at 6pm.

Presentation for Fr Joe Balmer
16 January at 7pm Mass, followed by reception in Parish Hall. Collection will be made in January for Fr Joe’s presentation.

The next children’s rosary is Friday 13 December at 6 pm in the church. The children will gather at Our Lady’s altar for the rosary. Afterwards everyone is invited to the hall for hot chocolate and marshmallows. All welcome.

Catholic Mothers 2025 Planners.
For anyone looking for a practical and soulful Christmas gift, we are selling the Catholic Mothers planners 2025.
Have a look at the link below to see just how much this planner offers. Everything from cooking recipes to daily reflections, arts and crafts ideas to keeping track of every day life!
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68762073/catholic-mothers-planner-2025
You can get a copy by contacting Rachel Callaghan on 07508835310 or [email protected]
PRICE: £25.99 (60% of money goes back into sustaining Catholic Mothers Association 40% split to our local group in Barrhead and St Johns parish)

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John

St John’s, Barrhead Finance
Parishioners wishing to set up standing orders to complete a standing order form and gift aid declaration, if applicable and return them to the parish priest. These forms can be obtained from the parish website. Alternatively, you can set up regular faster payment to the parish via your online banking system. Parish bank details as follows:
St Johns Church
Sort Code 80-05-54 Account No 00761597

Thank you. Jackie Brett. Diocesan Finance.

We pray for those who have died recently:
Kevin Judge,
and for those whose anniversaries
occur at this time: Jennifer Tan, Jane Sloan, Mary McQuade, Ian McGarrigle, John and Annie McGowan, James and Noreen McGowan, Helen McCarthy, Monica Tipping, Kathryn Devlin, Catherine and Michael McGuire, Charlie Hughes, Sheila Carrol, Catherine Phillips, Michael Ryan.

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group.
The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can add names at this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

P4-7 Advent Retreat: The diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the cathedral. Registration is necessary: http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].

Longing for Light: Journeying through Advent with the Scriptures. You are invited to some/all of four talks on the scriptures of Advent with Fr Ryan Black, in the Diocesan Office from 7pm. Tue 26th Nov; Wed 4th Dec; Wed 11th Dec; Tue 17th Dec.

Advent Retreat Day
Mill Hill Missionaries, 30, Lourdes Ave, Cardonald G52 3QU. Theme: Is my life, my heart, a manger for Jesus. Led by Fr Bernard Fox and Sr Sally Hyland, 7 December 10am -4pm. Suggested donation for the day: £25. Please bring packed lunch, teas & coffees and mince pie provided.

Advent Giving Appeal 2024 – Supporting Families in Need:
Advent sees the beginning of our Annual Appeal in support of families in need within our community. If you are able, we would be most grateful for donations of gift vouchers for shops. We will then distribute them to our associated schools who will gift them to the children. The incredible support this appeal generates helps our young buy gifts for their families and is always deeply moving and appreciated. Envelopes containing vouchers, with their amount marked on the front, can be handed in to the sacristy or parish house. Thank you!

Sunday 1st December – St Luke’s Caritas Coffee Morning
The Caritas Group are holding their First Sunday in Advent Coffee Morning on Sunday 1st December after the 10 o’clock Mass.
They will have some home baking as well as some Christmas treats on sale and a Christmas Raffle.
Everyone is welcome in the hall after Mass to support them.

St Columba’s 50th Anniversary: 50th anniversary Mass on Sunday 1 December by Bishop John Keenan There will be refreshments in the hall after Mass. All welcome.

FIRST FRIDAYS FOR LIFE - 6th December 2024 - St Aidan's, Johnstone.

Will you fast and pray every First Friday for Life? Bishop John invites you to fast and pray on the First Friday of each month to protect the unborn child and for the flourishing of the Pro-Life movement so that our society will build an authentic culture of life. Join your priests throughout the diocese on the First Friday of each month as we pray for life! The next Mass of the season will be offered in St Aidan's, Johnstone, on Friday the 6th of December at 7 PM; Adoration & Confession from 6 PM.

100 Club November Draw Winners:
1st Prize: £100 N 27 J&J Carlton
2nd Prize: £50 N 128 Marie Byrne
3rd Prize: £30 N 97 Janice McKenzie
4th Prize: £20 N 127 Valerie Logue
5th Prize: £20 N 66 M. Hananh

Cathedral All-Day Confessions: Come Home for Christmas! On Thursday 12th December, priests will be available to hear Confessions from 8.30am (after 8am Mass) until 7.30pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral. There will be 30-minute breaks while Masses are celebrated at 10am and 1pm.

Advent Activity Pack: CELEBRATE have create a brilliant family resource, the Advent Online Family Activity Pack, which can downloaded from here for free https://www.celebratetrust.org/onlinefamilyactivitypacks
The Advent pack is full of wonderful things for families to do, pray, read and watch together. It also features the CELEBRATE Advent Matchbox Manger which can also be downloaded for free from their website from here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj0GxNXsRV9sL4oJPiDS1ShLDKIGMaEufhQ6T7ksh5nCwmhg/viewform Children can cut out their own manger and Baby Jesus. During Advent, every time they do a kind deed or make a little sacrifice, they place a little piece of straw in the manger, and on Christmas Day they can place the Baby Jesus on the straw. It's a really lovely way to help children prepare their hearts for Jesus during Advent 😀.

Think Vocation: "Watch so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of this life.” Are worldly cares dragging you down? Be a follower of the Master. If you think God is calling you to be a priest in the Diocese of Paisley please contact our Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr John Morrison hone 01418892602 or email [email protected].

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am
Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm

(There are no funerals in St John’s this coming week).

24/11/2024

Thirty Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Feast of Christ the King.

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Click St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW

34 Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
Feast of Christ the King
24 November 2024

Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Assistant Priest
Email: [email protected] Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan: Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £430.70 NGA £973.97
Building Fund GA: 30.00
Education Sunday: GA 522.70 NGA 499.66
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Response to the Psalm at Mass today:
“The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed”.

Catholic Education Week
Students and Teachers from St Luke’s HS will join us this Sunday to share a reflection on the role of Catholic Education and what it means for them.

Rite of Installation: Fr Joe Balmer will be installed into the diocesan Chapter of Canons in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 5th December 2024. All are welcome to attend for Evening Prayer at 6pm.

Presentation for Fr Joe Balmer
16th January at 7pm Mass, followed by reception in Parish Hall. Collection will be made in January for Fr Joe’s presentation.

Masses During November
Mass will be offered each day for the repose of the souls of our departed loved ones. Their names will be remembered at the altar.

Mass for Deceased Members of St Vincent de Paul and Legion of Mary will be celebrated on Wednesday 27 November at 10am. All welcome.

Catholic Mothers 2025 Planners.
For anyone looking for a practical and soulful Christmas gift, we are selling the Catholic Mothers planners 2025.
Have a look at the link below to see just how much this planner offers. Everything from cooking recipes to daily reflections, arts and crafts ideas to keeping track of every day life!
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68762073/catholic-mothers-planner-2025
You can get a copy by contacting Rachel Callaghan on 07508835310 or [email protected]
PRICE: £25.99 (60% of money goes back into sustaining Catholic Mothers Association 40% split to our local group in Barrhead and St Johns parish)

Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers:
Last Date: Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley

Westminster will vote of a proposal to allow assisted suicide at the end of the month. There is also a separate proposal to come before Holyrood at a later date on the same matter.

Postcards from the disability campaign group Not Dead Yet UK, a network of people who have disabilities who oppose assisted suicide, are available at the back of the church.

Please sign and sent to your MPs to encourage them to vote against assisted suicide. Our MPs are telling us this is the biggest item in their postbags at present with a small majority asking them to oppose the Bill. Please keep up the pressure. Every card helps. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John

St John’s, Barrhead Finance
Parishioners wishing to set up standing orders to complete a standing order form and gift aid declaration, if applicable and return them to the parish priest. These forms can be obtained from the parish website. Alternatively, you can set up regular faster payment to the parish via your online banking system. Parish bank details as follows:
St Johns Church
Sort Code 80-05-54 Account No 00761597

Thank you. Jackie Brett. Diocesan Finance.

Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated today Sun 24 Nov at 2pm All are welcome
We pray for those who have died recently:
Judith McClounan, (Melbourne, Australia)
and for those whose anniversaries
occur at this time: Kevin Fitzgerald, John and Tommy Logue, Marie McGuire, John Lafferty, Sarah Armstrong, Mary Theresa Ellis, James Connolly, Margaret McGirr, and the first anniversary of baby Joseph Mellon.

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group.
The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can add names at this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

P4-7 Advent Retreat: The diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the cathedral. Registration is necessary: http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].

Longing for Light: Journeying through Advent with the Scriptures. You are invited to some/all of four talks on the scriptures of Advent with Fr Ryan Black, in the Diocesan Office from 7pm. Tue 26th Nov; Wed 4th Dec; Wed 11th Dec; Tue 17th Dec.

Advent Giving Appeal 2024 – Supporting Families in Need:
Advent sees the beginning of our Annual Appeal in support of families in need within our community. If you are able, we would be most grateful for donations of gift vouchers for shops. We will then distribute them to our associated schools who will gift them to the children. The incredible support this appeal generates helps our young buy gifts for their families and is always deeply moving and appreciated. Envelopes containing vouchers, with their amount marked on the front, can be handed in to the sacristy, parish house or placed in the box on the altar.. Thank you!

Sunday 1st December – St Luke’s Caritas Coffee Morning
The Caritas Group are holding their First Sunday in Advent Coffee Morning on Sunday 1st December after the 10 o’clock Mass.
They will have some home baking as well as some Christmas treats on sale and a Christmas Raffle.
Everyone is welcome in the hall after Mass to support them.

Guides
Join us for a fun and charitable evening on Tuesday 26 November from 7.30-8.30pm.The Guides will partner with Nelly Boxes Babybank for a fundraiser. Entry £2 with tea/coffee and biscuit. Bake sale, tombola, and exciting raffle. Please do join us.

St Andrew’s Day.
Next Saturday is the national feast of St Andrew.

Monthly Divine Mercy Devotions:                                      The next Divine Mercy monthly mass is on Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 7 p.m. followed by Adoration at St Mary’s church, 163 George Street, Paisley PA1 2UN. Monsignor Joe Burke is the celebrant. All are welcome.

Last Call this weekend for Western Catholic Calendar.
Copies can be pre-ordered and paid for (£3.70) in the stall (not the sacristy) at the weekend Masses.

St Columba’s 50th Anniversary: Masses in St. Columba’s on 23/24 November. On the evenings of Monday 25 November to Wednesday 27 November prayer and Reflection. 50th anniversary Mass on Sunday 1 December by Bishop John Keenan There will be refreshments in the hall after Mass. All welcome.

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am
Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm

(There are no funeral in St John’s this coming week).
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17/11/2024

Thirty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B.

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St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW

33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
17 November 2024
Remembrance Sunday

Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Assistant Priest
Email: [email protected] Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan:    Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £465.95 NGA £999.47
Building Fund GA: 59.00
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Response to the Psalm at Mass today:
“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge”.

Masses During November
Mass will be offered each day for the repose of the souls of our departed loved ones. Their names will be remembered at the altar.

Parish Pastoral Council. Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday 19 November at 7pm in the tea room. New members please collect your copy of the agenda for this meeting from the sacristy.

Piety Stall looking for helpers on a Sunday night at 5 pm mass. There is only one helper at present. Please contact: Alison Cassidy 07954693485 or Marion Carlton 07928246104

Lost Property.
There are a number of items of lost property in the porch, including a house key, four pairs of glasses,
a doll, two pairs of leather gloves and two umbrellas.

Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers:
Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley
Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s, Barrhead and Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley

Westminster will vote of a proposal to allow assisted suicide at the end of the month. There is also a separate proposal to come before Holyrood at a later date on the same matter.

Postcards from the disability campaign group Not Dead Yet UK, a network of people who have disabilities who oppose assisted suicide, are available at the back of the church.

Please sign and sent to your MPs to encourage them to vote against assisted suicide. Our MPs are telling us this is the biggest item in their postbags at present with a small majority asking them to oppose the Bill. Please keep up the pressure. Every card helps. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John

St John’s, Barrhead Diocesan Finance Report
The profit and loss account for 6 months ended 30 June 2024 shows a profit of £16,921.

Income            £130,072
Expenses         £113,151
Profit £16,921

This represents a 13% profit.

The balance as at 30 June 2024 on the parish loan to Diocese was £86,224.
The balance as at 30 June 2024 on Investment with Diocese was £441,728.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the parish and would ask parishioners wishing to set up standing orders to complete a standing order form and gift aid declaration, if applicable and return them to the parish priest. These forms can be obtained from the parish website. Alternatively, you can set up regular faster payment to the parish via your online banking system. Parish bank details as follows:
St Johns Church
Sort Code 80-05-54
Account No 00761597

Thank you. Jackie Brett. Diocesan Finance.

Glasgow, Friday 22 November, 6.00-9.00pm
You are encouraged to attend a Public Demonstration Against Assisted Suicide in Glasgow at 6.00-9.00pm on Friday 22 November. The event, organised by an Alliance of Concern and supported by the Campaign Against Assisted Dying, will hear civic concerns around the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which will be voted on by MPs in the UK Parliament on Friday 29 November. All MPs and MSPs in the Central Belt have been invited to attend. This event is supported by our Scottish Bishops’ Parliamentary Office and Marriage, Family and Life Office. Meet at Blythswood Square, Glasgow at 6.00pm to make the short walk to Renfield St. Stephen’s Centre on Bath Street for the Public meeting from 7.00-9.00pm. For more information contact [email protected]

Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated at 2pm on Sun 24th Nov. All are welcome to come and pray for the repose of the souls of those buried there.

We pray for those who have died recently:
Frankie Lennon, Gerald McGettigan, Donald McEachern, Edward Walters, Billy Turner, Brian Quinn,
and for those whose anniversaries
occur at this time: Helena Carlin, Joseph George Murray, May Lafferty, Bernard Lafferty, Billy Geddes, Frank Stewart, John Gormlie, Kathleen Byrne, William Mun, Alexander Quinn, Nettie Ramsey, Johnny Donaghy,

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group.
The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can also to this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

P4-7 Advent Retreat: The diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the cathedral. Registration is necessary: http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].
A Quiet Morning of reflections for Advent at St James's Renfrew on Saturday 23rd November, starting with Mass in the church at 10 and continuing in the hall until 1pm.All welcome Western Catholic Calendar.
Copies can be pre-ordered and paid for (£3.70) in the stall (not the sacristy) at the weekend Masses.

Advent Giving Appeal 2024 – Supporting Families in Need:
Advent sees the beginning of our Annual Appeal in support of families in need within our community. If you are able, we would be most grateful for donations of gift vouchers for shops. We will then distribute them to our associated schools who will gift them to the children. The incredible support this appeal generates helps our young buy gifts for their families and is always deeply moving and appreciated. Envelopes containing vouchers, with their amount marked on the front, can be handed in to the sacristy or parish house. Thank you!

Message from St Luke’s
A huge thank you to all the parishioners who supported the coffee morning on Sunday 3rd November. The Caritas Group raised £105 and they split the money with School Funds and Mary’s Meals. Your generosity was greatly appreciated.

Sunday 1st December – St Luke’s Caritas Coffee Morning
The Caritas Group are holding their First Sunday in Advent Coffee Morning on Sunday 1st December after the 10 o’clock Mass.
They will have some home baking as well as some Christmas treats on sale and a Christmas Raffle.
Everyone is welcome in the hall after Mass to support them.

Installation of Fr Balmer as a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter. Thursday 5th December.
The meeting begins at 5pm with a meeting of the Cathedral Chapter in the Diocesan Resource Room, (this includes Fr Joe's profession of faith in the oratory. This will be followed by Public Evening Prayer in St. Mirin's Cathedral at 6pm, during which Fr Joe. Will receive the Canon's Mozzetta.

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am
Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm

This week’s Funeral Masses:

Mr Gerald McGettigan, Vigil Monday 18 Nov, at 6pm, Funeral Mass on Tuesday 19 Nov at 10am

Mr Edward Walters, Vigil Tuesday 19 Nov, at 6pm
Funeral Mass Wednesday 20 November at 10am.

Mr Francis Lennon, Vigil Thursday 21 Nov at 6pm
Funeral Mass Friday 22 November at 10am

9/11/2024

Thirty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B

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St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
10th November 2024
Remembrance Sunday

Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Assistant Priest
Email: [email protected] Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan: Safeguarding CoOrdinator: [email protected]

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £374.20  NGA £845.86
Building Fund GA: £859.41 NGA: £427.57
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Remembrance Sunday
We remember and pray for all those who gave their lives for our freedom in the two great wars and in the more recent conflicts. No greater love a person has than to give their life for another. We will remember them. Fr John will represent the parish community at the Cenotaph in Cowan Park this Sunday at 2.30pm

Response to the Psalm at Mass today:
“My soul give praise to the Lord”.

Masses During November
Mass will be offered each day for the repose of the souls of our departed loved ones. Their names will be remembered at the altar.

Mass for the Bereaved:
This Mass will take place this Tuesday 12th November at 7pm in St John’s, Barrhead. Please let anyone who has suffered a bereavement to know that they are welcome to join us for this Mass.

Diocesan Music evening- the Diocesan liturgy commission has decided to just host one evening in St Mirin’s cathedral on the 14th November at 7pm. Please confirm your attendance by emailing Michael Hepburn, our Diocesan Director of Music,  at [email protected]

Parish Pastoral Council. Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday 19 November at 7pm in the tea room. New members please collect your copy of the agenda for this meeting from the sacristy.

Piety Stall looking for helpers on a Sunday night at 5 pm mass. There is only one helper at present. Please contact: Alison Cassidy 07954693485 or Marion Carlton 07928246104

Lost Property.
There are a number of items of lost property in the porch, including a house key, four pairs of glasses,
a doll, two pairs of leather gloves and two umbrellas.
Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers:
Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley
Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s, Barrhead and Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John

The Scottish Parliament are considering whether certain people should have the right to state assisted dying/suicide in ending their own life. Doctors express strong opposition to assisted suicide. 82% of doctors responding to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s detailed call for views on proposals to legalise assisted suicide have stated that they are ‘strongly opposed’ to the plans. Please let your MSPs know about this. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/

Diocesan Music Workshop: in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 14th November at 7pm, and the same workshop in St Mary’s, Greenock, 21st November at 7pm. Please contact Michael Hepburn, the Diocesan Director of Music, to indicate which evening you hope to attend to give an idea of numbers  [email protected]

Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated at 2pm on Sun 24th Nov. All are welcome to come and pray for the repose of the souls of those buried there.
Important Notice – PAYAcharity update
If you have any queries or have made duplicate donations to both the parish bank account and PAYAcharity please contact Jackie Brett by email at [email protected] and we can arrange a refund on PAYAcharity’s behalf.
We continue to encourage parishioners to take out a Standing Order and make the transition of their recurring donations from PAYAcharity’s online platform to a payment directly to the parish bank account: this avoids 5% deduction of your donation which goes to PAYACharity’s administration fees and commission charges.

Nurse Mel Graham of UK-MED has written a grateful letter of appreciation for the donation of £1000 from St John’s Parish, to help with their work in their two field hospitals in Gaza. She says the people of Gaza are very touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness in your support to help them improve their day to day living. These funds will significantly help her patients. You can follow UK-Med on Facebook

Think Vocation: “‘She from the little she had has put in everything she possessed’. Will you respond with generosity should the Lord call you to serve in the Priesthood? contact our Fr John Morrison email: [email protected] or phone 01418892602

We pray for those who have died recently: Nettie Ramsey, Neil Boyle, Frankie Lennon, Gerald McGettigan, Donald McEachern, Edward Walters,
David McGill
and for those whose anniversaries
occur at this time: Ann and Vincent Costello, Maureen Monaghan, Mary Watson, Charles and Mary Frances Carlton, Jean Carberry, Mary Nisbet, Jimmy Nisbet, Theresa Irwin, Willie Irwin, Billy Geddes, Gerard Connelly, Alex Taylor

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group.
The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can also to this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

P4-7 Advent Retreat: The diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the cathedral. Registration is necessary: http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].
SACRED HEART COMPANIONS PRAYER GROUP    the prayer group will meet in St John’s tearoom Tuesday 12th November from 1pm to 2pm.
A Quiet Morning of reflections for Advent at St James's Renfrew on Saturday 23rd November, starting with Mass in the church at 10 and continuing in the hall until 1pm.All welcome

Camino Thanks: Our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Gerry McBride thanks everyone who donated to his sponsored Camino Charity Trek, which raised £8,891 for the Celtic Foundation Charity, funding children's projects across local communities!
COP29 Climate Summit Mass and Presentation
You are invited Thursday 14th November to Mass to pray for the success of the United Nations COP29 climate summit, taking place in Azerbaijan from Nov 11th – Nov 22nd. Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, 1pm, followed by refreshments in Eyre Hall and update from SCIAF’s Ben Wilson coming live via video call from Azerbaijan. All are welcome!

Youth to Lourdes 2025: In S3-S6? Do you want to serve others? Learn more about your faith? Meet other young people? Y2L could be for you! We will leave Scotland on Thursday 26th June 2025 and return on Friday 4th July. Transport by bus & ferry. The pilgrimage costs £750. To travel, you must have a valid UK or EU Passport. Want to know more? Call John Morrison on 0141 889 2026 5056 or email [email protected]. Our next meeting is on Sunday 17th November at the Diocesan Offices in Paisley 2-5pm.

Glasgow Youth and Young Adult Evangelisation Conference– Sat 16th Nov 2024, 0930 -1600: Join with the RCAG Youth Office and special guests in the Archdiocesan Offices (G1 4JY) for a conference focussed on evangelising youth and young adults. It is set to be inspiring and practical with inputs, panel discussions, workshops exploring 6 different resources and the opportunity to network with others. https://rcagyouth.eventbrite.com

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am
Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm

This week there is a Funeral Mass for Mr Neil Boyle on Monday 11 Nov, at 10am, with vigil reception into the church on Sunday 10 Nov at 6pm.

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St John the Evangelist Parish Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B 3 November 2024

Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest Rev Joseph J McGill: Assistant Priest Email: [email protected] Tel- 0141 881 0769 Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org
Mary Hallan: Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS First Collection GA: £531.00 NGA £1,010.80 Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Response to the Psalm “I love you, Lord, My Strength”.

Masses During November Mass will be offered each day for the repose of the souls of our departed loved ones. Their names will be remembered at the altar.

Mass for the Bereaved: This Mass will take place on Tuesday 12th November at 7pm in St John’s, Barrhead. Please let anyone who has suffered a bereavement to know that they are welcome to join us for this Mass.

Children’s rosary Friday 8 November at 6pm
St Luke’s High School Event: This Sunday 3 November the pupils of St Luke’s high school are running the coffee bar after 10 am Mass to raise money for school funds. Please do come along and support our local Catholic high school.

RCIA The parish programme for initiation of adults into the Catholic Church takes place on a Wednesday at 7pm. If you know of someone who may wish to become a catholic, please get them to contact one of the priests. The catechesis will take the form of a weekly meeting which will last until Easter, when those who are ready will be invited to come forward for baptism at the Easter Vigil.

Parish Pastoral Council. To give me more time to get organized and contact the newly elected members, our first meeting will now take place on Tuesday 19 November at 7pm in the parish house. Thanks all who agreed to have their name put forward, and to all who nominated someone.

Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers: Below is an updated list of the dates and venues of the Safeguarding training sessions arranged up until the end of November this year. If you are a NEW volunteer or have yet to complete Part Two Induction training, please note that the session arranged for Tuesday 12th November in the Diocesan Offices is now fully booked. There are spaces available for the following dates. Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s, Barrhead and Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. We are really down on numbers and would appreciate more people to help keep our church looking beautiful. You can just turn up on the day. Thanks very much. Fr John

The Scottish Parliament are considering whether certain people should have the right to state assisted dying/suicide in ending their own life. Doctors express strong opposition to assisted suicide. 82% of doctors responding to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s detailed call for views on proposals to legalise assisted suicide have stated that they are ‘strongly opposed’ to the plans. Please let your MSPs know about this. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/

Diocesan Music Workshop: The Diocesan Liturgy Commission has arranged an evening workshop in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 14th November at 7pm, and the same workshop in St Mary’s, Greenock, 21st November at 7pm. Please contact Michael Hepburn, the Diocesan Director of Music, to indicate which evening you hope to attend to give an idea of numbers [email protected]
Annual Mass : St Conval’s Cemetery will take place on the 3rd November at 2pm. The Mass will also be livestreamed for people unable to travel – Please check website prior for the link.
Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated at 2pm on Sun 24th Nov. All are welcome to come and pray for the repose of the souls of those buried there.

Important Notice – PAYAcharity update If you have any queries or have made duplicate donations to both the parish bank account and PAYAcharity please contact Jackie Brett by email at [email protected] and we can arrange a refund on PAYAcharity’s behalf. We continue to encourage parishioners to take out a Standing Order and make the transition of their recurring donations from PAYAcharity’s online platform to a payment directly to the parish bank account: this avoids 5% deduction of your donation which goes to PAYACharity’s administration fees and commission charges.

Think Vocation: “What do you want Me to do you for you?” What do you ask of the Lord? If you are looking for clarity in your vocation, contact our Fr John Morrison email: [email protected] or phone 01418892602
We pray for those who have died recently: Neil Boyle, Cathie Gallagher, Gerald McGettigan and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Canon Luke Brady, Fr Richard Veasey, SMA, Mary Goldie, Tommy Rocks, Edward and Helen Monaghan, George Harris, Bill Munn, Sandra Mears, Wallace Burns, Martha Sproul, Isabel McGuire, Garry Larkin, Edward and Mary Monaghan, Marion and Bill Melany, John McGuire, James Bell, Gracia Gaglioti, Erik Hickey, Martha McKenna, Gerald Boyle

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group. As part of our Chaplaincy Strategic Direction we are delighted to be starting the St Luke’s First Friday Prayer Group. Group Prayer fosters a sense of belonging, reinforces shared belief and values and, by participating in communal prayer, can deepen individual faith and encourage spiritual exploration. As scripture states “where two are three gather in my name, there I am with them”. We are therefore delighted to offer this opportunity for all of our young people and staff to come together, to value and understand the power of prayer and its place in their relationship with God.

The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add their intentions to the prayer book. Examples of intentions might include: · Sick friends or relatives · Difficult situations in school · Resolution of difficult relationships between friends · For issues of peace and justice in the world. We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can also to this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

St John’s Primary, Parent Council Shoppers Night Please support our fundraising evening on Friday 8th November, 7pm in Parish Hall. Entry £2. BYOB.

Camino Thanks: Our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Gerry McBride thanks everyone who donated to his sponsored Camino Charity Trek, which he completed on 18th October. The amazing amount of £8,891 was raised for the Celtic Foundation Charity, which will now be used to fund children's projects across local communities! Buen Camino!

Youth to Lourdes 2025: In S3-S6? Do you want to serve others? Learn more about your faith? Meet other young people? Y2L could be for you! We will leave Scotland on Thursday 26th June 2025 and return on Friday 4th July. Transport by bus & ferry. The pilgrimage costs £750. To travel, you must have a valid UK or EU Passport. Want to know more? Call John Morrison on 0141 889 2026 5056 or email [email protected]. Our next meeting is on Sunday 17th November at the Diocesan Offices in Paisley 2-5pm.

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm. Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am. In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Daily Rosary: 9.25am. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm

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